Bay of Patience

Masha, a student from the capital's philology faculty, goes to Sakhalin on her grandmother's behalf to sell the old family apartment. An ancient diary with secrets from her great-grandmother Ksenia and the damp coastal sand will tell Masha about the forced wanderings of the women in her family. The heroine’s ancestors came from the Bay of Patience, but patience has ceased to be a virtue.

A book that gives hope that female strength will overcome any destruction.

This text has a deep breath and a wide range. Masha Nyrkova does not believe in fear; her writing is spontaneous, fearless, and sensual. This is very young writing, and it can promise us a lot.

Oksana Vasyakina, writer

"Bay of Patience" is a testament to genuine, organic talent, a very bright debut that reads like a bridge between the classic novel and autofiction. We will definitely have much to be surprised about after this small book about love, self-determination, homeland, and spiritual resilience.

Maksim Mamlyga, book reviewer for the magazine "Rules of Life".